Wianki

Wianki is a Midsummer Solstice Festival that focuses on the launching of flower wreaths into the water. It is a pagan rite associated with fertility, ceremonial purification, and fortune-telling in Poland. Jumping over bonfires, fortune-telling, and couples walking through the forest looking for some kind of magical fern were among the ancient people's Wianki celebration rites. The way a wreath floats on a lake, down a river, or down a stream is thought to predict which girl will be married soon. Every year on the 23rd of June, Wianki is held all throughout Poland as part of the Kupala Night (Noc Kupay) celebrations. The event was first held along the Vistula River, and it is still held there today. It is one of the most famous festivals in Poland.

Wianki is also the name of a well-known annual festival held near Krakow's Wawel Hill. Krakow's event is a major commercial festival featuring music, pyrotechnics, bonfire jumping, and, of course, wreath-floating down the Wisa river.

Location: The Banks of River Vistula along Krakow city.
Held On: Yet to be announced